business
Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance,…Of, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
» That is no business of his.
Das ist nicht seine Sache.
Das geht ihn nichts an.
Это не его дело.
Это его не касается.
Це не його справа.
Meaning
3 sensesOf, to, pertaining to, or used for purposes of conducting trade, commerce, governance, advocacy or other professional purposes.
Please do not use this phone for personal calls; it is a business phone.
Professional, businesslike, having concern for good business practice.
Supporting business, conducive to the conduct of business.
Examples
2762 sentencesThat is no business of his.
Це не його справа. — deniko
ruЭто не его дело. — shanghainese
deDas ist nicht seine Sache. — MUIRIEL
You'd better mind your own business.
Краще не лізь не в свої справи. — deniko
ruНе суй свой нос куда не надо! — al_ex_an_der
He often goes abroad on business.
Він часто їздить за кордон у справах. — deniko
ruОн часто ездит за границу по работе. — fjay69
deEr ist oft auf Geschäftsreise im Ausland. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He was called away on business.
Його викликали у справах. — aandrusiak
ruЕго вызвали по делам. — Balamax
You should mind your own business.
Не лізь не в свою справу. — deniko
ruНе суй свой нос куда не надо! — al_ex_an_der
deDu solltest dich an deine eigene Nase fassen. — Waldelfe
Origin
From Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“busiFrom Middle English busines, busynes, businesse, bisynes, from Old English bisiġnes (“business, busyness”), equivalent to busy + -ness. Doublet of busyness. Sense 17 (something very good, top quality), possibly derives from "the bee's knees"
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Collocations
12 patterns- own business
- some unfinished business
- your own business
- a business trip
- unfinished business
- on business next
- his own business
- business trip
- of your business
- of my business
- business next week
- my own business